Although students are influenced by their family and teachers, the largest influence that affects their education is the energy of their environment they are in and the amount of excitement the peers around are portraying. In most of my high school classes I can remember doing the same thing day in and day out which was doing my school and homework with my friends to the point which it was an acceptable A. There were classes where we went through the schedule of work and handed in work to be graded and take quizzes based on skills we learned in class. this kind of monotonous work is the game of school where both students and teachers go through the motions of the system. this was not the case for all classes, for example with my knowledge of the different kinds of learning I can definitely say that classes like my AP chemistry class where the teacher posted educational videos on how to do problems n a wiki page and we all contributed everyday due to the upbeat and exiting environment the teacher presented the class in.
I know I went through motions of work in high school and with the knowledge of knowing that it was only surface learning and I wasn't getting anything out of it. I also know I used the same strategies in some classes in college such as in calculus. This game is being played in most schools and to eliminate it will be a challenge for schools across America. classes need to be taught in a way that kids to think for themselves and contribute to activities in class that encourages kids to ask questions and not simply observe how something is done and mimic it.
I know I went through motions of work in high school and with the knowledge of knowing that it was only surface learning and I wasn't getting anything out of it. I also know I used the same strategies in some classes in college such as in calculus. This game is being played in most schools and to eliminate it will be a challenge for schools across America. classes need to be taught in a way that kids to think for themselves and contribute to activities in class that encourages kids to ask questions and not simply observe how something is done and mimic it.